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One man goes down and another steps up. That’s been the script for the Flyers thus far this season and it rang true again in a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens.

Chris Pronger has been gone for a month, but after word came down that he will be out of commission for the rest of the regular season and the playoffs, it was another defenseman, Andrej Meszaros, who scored the game-winning goal for the Flyers. They got another two
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hursday night will mark the 17th game Chris Pronger has missed this season. But that total promises to grow much longer. The Flyers’ captain traveled to Pittsburgh to meet with neurologists Dr. Joe Maroon and Dr. Mickey Collins on Wednesday and the news was not good.

“After consultation with respected concussion specialists Dr. Joseph Maroon and Dr. Mickey Collins, it is the opinion of both doctors that Chris is suffering
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WASHINGTON — Who needs a Hart Trophy candidate and a future Hall of Famer? Apparently, not the Flyers. In the absence of Claude Giroux and Chris Pronger, the Flyers made it look easy against the Washington Capitals, pouring it on in a 5-1 win.

Whenever the Flyers have dealt with injury this season, and the current total for man games lost now stands at 73, other players have simply stood up and taken the onus. Despite
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WELLS FARGO CENTER — The Flyers will gladly take the two points in the standings after their 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, but they will not be happy if Claude Giroux or Ilya Bryzgalov misses serious time.

The NHL’s leading goal scorer left the game in the second period after taking a knee from teammate Wayne Simmonds to the back of his head. He did not return to finish the game, but he did get a pair of assists
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VOORHEES, N.J. — Well, it turns out Chris Pronger’s mystery virus might be what we all feared it was all along. According to general manager Paul Holmgren, Pronger, who recently underwent left knee surgery, is now out indefinitely.

“While Chris’ knee is improving, he has struggled with other issues that are concussion-like symptoms,” said Holmgren. “Chris will see Dr. Joe Maroon and Dr. Mickey Collins on Wednesday,
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WELLS FARGO CENTER — The Flyers come with many labels this season. Young, inconsistent and at times, flat out exciting. With a 3-2 win over Atlantic Division rival Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center, they can now add top dog to that group.

The hard-fought home win gives the Flyers 37 points on the season, good for tops in the Atlantic. One more than the Penguins, who have 36 and New York
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it's one of the most iconic lines delivered by an American president: “December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy,” said by Franklin Delano Roosevelt after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The NHL played three games that day, with the most stirring moment coming at Boston Garden. War had not yet been declared, so games went on. According to “Boston Bruins: Greatest Moments and Players,” written by Stan Fischler,
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The NHL Board of Governors on Monday approved a new league realignment that will be made up of four conferences, commissioner Gary Bettman announced.

The Washington Capitals will be reunited with old Patrick Division rivals the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. The Carolina Hurricanes are the other team in the as-yet-to-be-named conference.
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